At the same time, it is now reported that there are nine people unaccounted for, and residents of Sant Llorenç have been advised to stay in their homes and exercise the utmost caution. Schoolchildren have been ordered to stay at home in Sant Llorenç, la Colònia de Sant Pere, Artà and Son Servera, and various roads in the area remain closed to traffic.

The individuals added to the list of fatalities on Wednesday morning, according to the Guardia Civil, were one whose body was found early in the morning and two men who were found in Artà and S’Illot as emergency staff made further progress in investigating the destruction. Further details have not yet been released by the Guardia.